Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for went (away)
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But many smaller festivals have disappeared, victims of the pandemic, slumping ticket sales, soaring food and labor costs, and chef disinterest.—
J.M. Hirsch,
The Orlando Sentinel,
25 Feb. 2026 -
The rainbow crosswalk at Morrow and Watson streets, which seemingly sprung up overnight in 2024, disappeared just as quickly and without warning.—
Alex Driggars,
Austin American Statesman,
25 Feb. 2026
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The stock market tumbled — three separate days — because of investors’ both bearish and bullish fears about AI, including Nvidia’s somewhat tepid outlook and a viral blog post that imagined a hypothetical scenario in which white-collar work evaporated.—
Auzinea Bacon,
CNN Money,
28 Feb. 2026
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Trabuco Hills’ 5-0 lead to start the game evaporated quickly.—
Steve Fryer,
Oc Register,
28 Feb. 2026
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Some of these bars feature vanilla extract, others call for brown sugar instead of granulated, many include melted butter, and a few remixes ask for shredded coconut.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
26 Feb. 2026
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Combine melted butter, parsley, garlic and salt in a small bowl.—
Gretchen McKay,
Twin Cities,
25 Feb. 2026
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At least three bystanders were able to contain the shooter in the middle of the stands as the crowd fled and ran around them.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 Feb. 2026
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Police said a second man with gunshot wounds fled the scene but was later transported to a local hospital, where he too was pronounced dead.—
Suryatapa Chakraborty,
Dallas Morning News,
26 Feb. 2026
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For three decades, the hum of the table saw and the smell of machine oil faded from American high schools.—
Gerald Bradshaw,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Feb. 2026
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Gingrich was eventually driven from the speakership; Buchanan left the Republican Party to run under the Reform Party, and then faded from public life.—
Tom Nichols,
The Atlantic,
23 Feb. 2026
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There is no clear successor to Iran's Islamic leadership, with opposition groups divided and considered to have no large bases of support within the country.—
Jane Arraf,
NPR,
28 Feb. 2026
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In North Carolina and nationwide, reaction to the attack quickly divided along party lines.—
Amber Gaudet,
Charlotte Observer,
28 Feb. 2026
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“Went (away).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/went%20%28away%29. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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